What Happened In January 1985 In History

Historical Events for January, 1985

• 1st » The first British mobile phone call is made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone.
• 10th » Sandinista National Liberation Front named Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their
• 13th » A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
• 28th » Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single 'We Are the World', to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1985

• 1st » Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1st » Steven Davis, Irish footballer
• 1st » Eyjólfur Héðinsson, Icelandic footballer and model
• 1st » Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player
• 2nd » Ivan Dodig, Croatian tennis player
• 3rd » John David Booty, American football player
• 3rd » Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player
• 3rd » Evan Moore, American football player
• 4th » Danielle Campo, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
• 4th » Lenora Crichlow, British actress
• 4th » Al Jefferson, American basketball player
• 4th » Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
• 5th » Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (2gether (band) called 2Ge+Her) (d. 2001)
• 5th » Fabienne Suter, Swiss skier
• 5th » Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
• 5th » Yoon So-yi, South Korean actress
• 7th » Austin Brown, American singer-songwriter
• 7th » Lewis Hamilton, English race car driver
• 7th » Wayne Routledge, English footballer
• 8th » Rachael Lampa, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 9th » Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
• 10th » Abdulkader Dakka, Syrian footballer
• 10th » Jaroslav Kolbas, Slovak footballer
• 10th » Craig Lewis (cyclist) known as Craig Lewis, American cyclist
• 10th » Alex Meraz, American actor
• 10th » Sofia Yfantidou, Greek heptathlete
• 11th » Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 11th » Rie fu, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 11th » Lucy Knisley, American illustrator
• 11th » Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese race car driver
• 11th » Aaron Porter, English union leader
• 12th » Yohana Cobo, Spanish actress
• 12th » Gerard Lawson, American football player
• 12th » Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer
• 12th » Borja Valero, Spanish footballer
• 13th » Qi Hui, Chinese swimmer
• 13th » Luke Robinson (wrestler) named Luke Robinson, American wrestler
• 14th » Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey
• 14th » Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
• 15th » René Adler, German footballer
• 15th » Enrico Patrizio, Italian rugby player
• 15th » Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer
• 16th » Joe Flacco, American football player
• 16th » Gintaras Januševičius, Lithuanian pianist
• 16th » Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor
• 16th » Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer
• 16th » Simon Richter, Danish footballer
• 16th » Pablo Zabaleta, Argentine footballer
• 17th » Pablo Barrientos, Argentinian footballer
• 17th » Mark Briscoe, American wrestler
• 17th » Kangin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Super Junior)
• 17th » Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer and actress (BeForU)
• 17th » Betsy Ruth, American wrestler
• 17th » Simone Simons, Dutch singer-songwriter (Epica (band) named Epica)
• 19th » Jake Allen (American football) known as Jake Allen, American football player
• 19th » Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete
• 19th » Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
• 19th » Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver
• 19th » Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Dream Morning Musume, Ongaku Gatas, v-u-den, and Hangry & Angry)
• 19th » Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
• 20th » Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 20th » Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player
• 21st » Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
• 21st » Justin Ingram, American basketball player
• 21st » Adrian Lewis, English darts player
• 21st » Álex Pérez, Spanish footballer
• 21st » Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model
• 21st » Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
• 22nd » Orianthi, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 22nd » Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
• 22nd » Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer
• 23rd » Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
• 23rd » Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress
• 24th » Josie Gibson, English television personality, contestant on 'Big Brother 11 (UK) e.g Big Brother UK'
• 25th » Brent Celek, American football player
• 25th » Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer
• 25th » Acie Law, American basketball player
• 25th » Michael Trevino, American actor
• 25th » Patrick Willis, American football player
• 26th » Heather Stanning, English rower
• 27th » Gerard Aafjes, Dutch footballer
• 27th » Dustley Mulder, Dutch footballer
• 28th » Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 28th » J. Cole, American rapper and producer
• 28th » Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
• 28th » Basharmal Sultani, Afghan Boxer
• 28th » Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
• 29th » Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 29th » Mikey Hachey, American bass player (Suburban Legends)
• 29th » Isabel Lucas, Australian actress
• 29th » Martynas Mažeika, Lithuanian basketball player
• 29th » Athina Onassis Roussel, French horse rider
• 30th » Torrey Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 30th » Trae Williams, American football player
• 31st » Kalomira, American-Greek singer
• 31st » Adam Federici, Australian footballer
• 31st » Mario Williams, American football player

Famous Deaths for January 1985

• 1st » Sigerson Clifford, Irish poet, playwright, and civil servant (b. 1913)
• 1st » Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)
• 4th » Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
• 4th » Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (b. 1899)
• 5th » Alexis Rannit, Estonian poet, critic and literature researcher (b. 1914)
• 5th » Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906)
• 7th » Mary Hardy (comedian) or Mary Hardy, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1931)
• 9th » Robert Mayer (philanthropist) called Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
• 10th » Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)
• 16th » Robert Fitzgerald, American poet and critic (b. 1910)
• 18th » Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (b. 1912)
• 21st » James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
• 21st » Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
• 22nd » Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (b. 1899)
• 25th » Ilias Iliou, Greek jurist and politician (b. 1904)

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